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Climate
Sunrise Activists Call for Presidential Climate Debate
Over 50 activists gathered in the rain outside the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC’s) New York headquarters on 43rd Street…
No Borders For These Critters: Climate Change Spurs a Great Migration
Climate change will have a profound impact on where people live and work in the 21st century. In fact,…
Fighting For Their Park, LES Residents Challenge the City’s Climate Change Plan
It was a bright Sunday afternoon in early August when Yvette Mercedes looked out over East River Park from…
It Was Slated to be a Natural Gas Terminal, Then Environmentalists Raised their Voices
Everything appeared to have been worked out. A $25,000 donation had been made to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s re-election campaign…
Despite Blackouts, Explosions & Deteriorating Service, Con Ed Wants to Raise Rates
In this op-ed, a member of the NYC Democratic Socialists of America’s Ecosocialist Working Group argues the electric utility is putting investors’ interests over those of the public.
Diaper Change, Climate Change: Reflections on Parenting in an Era of Global Warming
Just as I took off his diaper, my son shit again. It happens. But he focused and pumped out…
Williams Pipeline Opponents Celebrate But New York’s Fossil Fuel War is Far From Over
A May 16 rally on the steps of City Hall in lower Manhattan, scheduled to protest the Williams Pipeline,…
WATCH: Hundreds March Against Fracked-Gas Williams Pipeline in New York
Approximately 300 demonstrators gathered in lower Manhattan near City Hall and marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday, calling…